Gracearchy with Jim Babka

We covered this series of ads, "He Gets Us," before in Ep 35 (link below). There, we asked, "Must everything be about political tribalism?" Now, after the Superbowl, a meme draws me back... "If you pay $100 million for Superbowl ads to convert people to Jesus instead of housing the homeless, you read the wrong book." From a Grace perspective, I disagree. Let's quickly talk about it. Shows referenc...

Will Texas secede based on anti-immigration sentiment? Grounded in the belief that nullification and secession are noble tools when they're used to uphold human liberty, Jim Babka has a debate on the pitfalls of misapplied liberty tactics, particularly in the context of immigration. Jim Babka appeared on The Gary Nolan Show (Zimmer Radio Network). That episode was based on a prompt that Jim sent t...

Prohibition is Worse than Zyn The Schumer shakedown of flavored nicotine replacements. Zyn is a pouch that delivers nicotine. It replaces smoking. But... There's no smoke. Obvious, right? Not to the guardians of so-called "public health." And, in fact, not to lots of Americans. Many people connect nicotine, a natural product with effects like caffeine. Senator Chuck Schumer is targeting the produc...

Jim was on fire, and this episode is like four shows in one! You should know that, up front, because most people look at episode length before deciding to press Play. Longer episodes get fewer listeners. But this is like four episodes in one. AND... There are so many original things said in this episode that you won't hear anywhere else. Here are four big themes we cover... 1. What is the primary...

"Argentine president Javier Milei... has consolidated eighteen government ministries into nine... and introduced a 350‐​page package of economic reforms that would make Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek smile." - Michael Chapman, Cato Institute It was only episode 73, when I thought it was going to be too difficult for Javier Milei to actually downsize government spending. Now, it's episode 80 a...

Unveiling a Plagiarism Epidemic Amongst the Expert Class? **Will Bill Ackman use AI to scorch the Ivy League? And will that be a good thing?** Trust in authorities and institutions of expertise is crumbling. This latest episode discusses a looming crisis within the expert class. Bill Ackman is a billionaire Harvard-alum and donor. He's also a former Michael Bloomberg campaign donor. Now, some are...

Or, why Republicans suddenly love cancel culture! The demotion of Harvard's Claudine Gay opens up the chance to probe the philosophy of Intersectionality. Plus, a Harvard donor starts a war and is surprised when it comes to his home The way this drama is playing out, we also get to explore the motives of billionaire donor and Harvard alum, Bill Ackman, and his sudden interest in plagiarism by acad...

The Kate Cox in Texas story gives us cause to revisit the Dobbs abortion decision. Join us for an intriguing UPDATE to Episode #4 (June, 2022). Discover the accuracy of our past predictions, especially about the social response to the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. Explore why divisive partisans create conditions where someone must be the loser, and why Republicans are the ones who are presently...

Donald Trump has now been ruled off of (removed) from the Colorado and Maine primary ballots. Everyone is making this complicated, perhaps on purpose. Quickly, Jim covers the one essential insight everyone should know about this case and the most important thing that insight tells us about how to view this story. Hint: The insight leads to grace. [Recorded 12/29/23] Bill Protzmann is your moderato...

From Dismissal to Discovery: Unmasking Government Deceptions Or... How conspirators effectively deceive you and even conceal their crimes. Some of our most significant historical events are shrouded in secrecy. The power to keep these secrets is aided by a prevailing belief that "big conspiracies can't stay secret." Jim Babka contends that this assumption prevents us from understanding what happen...

This episode starts by revisiting a topic from the past – the heuristic power of "Bootleggers and Baptists." We covered this in episode 70. At the time, we promised to revisit the application of this concept to conspiracy theories. In this episode, we deliver on that promise. Additionally, we cover Five Myths that Give Conspiracy Theorists a Bad Name. You'll get a good sense of what they are from...

Do you know how to analyze conspiracy theories? Do you know when the term 'conspiracy theorist' was launched and popularized? Have you heard what Edward Snowden has to say about conspiracy theories? Do you know why a conspiracy fantasy gets legs and runs around the world before the truth can catch up? You will once you watch this episode! This is the first of a series on conspiracies. We start wit...

Will Javier Milei actually follow through and be a libertarian? The news has shocked the regime. We've been treated to nonsensical headlines like "Argentina Elects Extreme Right Wing Libertarian" or the breathless conspiracy theory that Javier Milei is the product of a network of libertarian billionaires. Perhaps a person who has worked as a professional libertarian for a quarter-century can provi...

Imagine YOU are a top-ranked radio talk show host. Much of your listening audience is gung-ho about getting the U.S. involved in yet another war (Ukraine). What would you do? Gary Nolan knew from experience that he could bring Perry Willis on the air to talk about the history of U.S. wars, their causes, their costs, and their consequences. Long-time followers of the Zero Aggression Project know th...

It's time to demolish the myth that you cannot shout fire in a theater. It's not insightful. It's not graceful. It's not applicable. Instead, it's such a flawed concept that anyone who invokes it is worse than wrong. This canard is rolled out every single time someone wants to suppress expression they dislike. You'll turn on your TV, and some interviewer will say, "But the First Amendment says the...

Bootleggers and Baptists. This mental lever, from Public Choice Theory economics, explains incentives and behaviors inside the Conflict Machine (politics). Many people demonize political actors, especially while analyzing the activities of the opposition party. But when you see CRONYISM at work, or if you believe you've discovered a CONSPIRACY THEORY, this Baptists and Bootleggers heuristic will h...

Grace means knowing your subject - and doing your homework - especially when the matter is sensitive. People have been asking my opinion about what happened in Gaza. But I've been hesitant to comment. Here are my initial thoughts... Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZeroAggressionProject.org is the sponsor. Be grace-full to each other.

Robert Kennedy is essentially quitting the race. Cornell West is doing the same. Neither man realizes it yet. Each man is doing what at least one billionaire promises to do each year - run as an independent. This means a run to irrelevance. Those men abandon their campaigns. Here, I explain why. Kennedy has been complaining that the Democratic Party is not at all Democratic - it's Rigged. So... **...

A Universal Rule that Zeroes Aggression What if everyone already agrees with you? There's a concept that's agreed upon almost universally. The version most Americans know is called the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have done to you." It's Golden for a reason. It's primary. It's elevated. It sums up a lot. And any professed adherent to the long list of value systems we cover in this sti...

Because Gracearchy was recently censored, we're ready to Rumble. YouTube removed one of our episodes. The good news is that we appealed and within four hours they restored it. We're not leaving YouTube because it's the biggest platform. It's natively on everyone's phone and smart TV. The goal of any show, including ours, is to reach as many people as possible. This is an outreach, and we believe w...

We've been talking with Baxter Kruger of Perichoresis about the Trinity and the myth of separation from God. This is revolutionary stuff, or so it seems. For many people, the stuff we said in Part 1 (Ep 65) and Part 2 (Ep 66) of this series may seem new. That's why, with this final installment, I wanted you to see something Baxter has never done in any publicly available video... _Layout the histo...

Have you ever been told you're separated from God, that there's an inherent evil within you that makes God turn away? While such beliefs have provided comfort to some, they've also caused rifts and justified cruelty. In this episode, we shatter the myth of separation from God and embark on a transformative journey. Join Jim and Bill as they converse with Baxter Kruger in our enlightening series, '...

When we started Gracearchy, we made a short list of guests, including... C. Baxter Kruger: My go-to teacher on the Trinity. People struggle to get this RELATIONSHIP inside God - individuals in self-giving love, to which you are invited. Losing sight of that, faith became a knowledge test, even a blind leap, leading to... Legalism. People inside felt trapped and unworthy. They projected that on the...

Dear NY Times, Climate Alarmism Is Immoral Burning Man participants got stuck in the mud. Like most things, the NY Times thinks climate change is to blame, or at least, they think that's what will get readers to open this article... https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/opinion/burning-man-flood-playa-climate-change.html They run articles like this... ALL THE TIME. Climate change is happening. But is...

Bipartisan Boom in Trump Mug Shot Merchandise Demonstrates the Healing Power of Commerce https://reason.com/2023/08/28/bipartisan-boom-in-trump-mug-shot-merchandise-demonstrates-the-healing-power-of-commerce That's an article by Christian Britschgi of Reason about Trump's Atlanta arrest. It offers a real grace perspective, so... We need to salute this wonderful bit of journalism! Haters and lovers...